Bed-lounge



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A. J. GATRAN;

BED LOUNGE.

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A, J. GAYUTRAN.

BED vLOUNGE.

Patented Dec. 25,1894.

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UNITED lSTATES- -PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED J. G AU'IRAN, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT;

I BED-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,461, dated December25, 1894.

Application filed September 4| 1824:- Serial No. 522.009- (NO model.)

To all whom it may concern: Y Be it known that I, ALFRED J. GAUTRAN, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, in the county ofFairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bed-Lounges; and I do hereby declarelthe following to bea full, clear, and exact description of .the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention has for its 'object to provideV an articlefof furniture ofthis class which shall serve perfectly as either a conch, sofa or bed,which shall be simple and inexpensive to produce, durable, not likely toget out of repair, which shall be perfectly firm and steady in any formin which it may be placed and in which the change from one form to'another may be madequickly and easily byany person.

With these ends in view I have devised the novel bed-lounge of which thefollowing description in connection with the accompanying drawings is aspecicatiom'numbers being used to'designate the several parts.

Figure l is a plan view showing the article in the closed position as acouch; Fig. 2, a similar view showing lthe sliding frame and partscarred'thereby drawn out but the movable bed frame not turned over; Fig.3, an end view corresponding with Fig. 2; Fig. 4, an end view showingthe article in position as a bed; Fig. 5, a section on aline indicatedat :n in Fig. 2 the position of the parts however, corresponding to Fig.4:; Fig. 6, a section on the line y y in Fig. 1 the detachable backbeing in position as when the article is used as a sofa, and Fig. 7 is apartial side elevation corresponding with'Fig. 1.

1l denotesthe frame the construction of which may be varied to suit thestyle of the article and the taste of the manufacturer andy which isprovided with a recess 33 to receive the movable bed frame when in theclosed position as will presently be fully explained. At the ends of theframe are slots 2 which are engaged by pins 3 on slides 4 which move insuitable ways at the ends of the frame. The slides themselves areprovided with slots 5, preferably curved as shown in the drawings, whichare engaged by pins or pivots 6 on the movable `bed frame 7. Pins 6 areplaced cen- Y trally in the ends of the movable bed frame,

which in changing the article from a couch to a bed makes a half turnthereon, as will presently be fully explained.

8 denotes slides on the under side of the frame which are provided withslots 9 adapted to receive pins 10 extending from plates 1l which arethemselvessecured to a laterally sliding bar 12. The movable bed frameis pivoted to this bar as at 13 the pivots being in line with pins 10.At the ends of bar 12 are arms 11..

15 denotes folding legs hinged to the under side of the movable bedframe as at 16.

17 denotes crank shaped brace rods. The

inner armsof these brace rods denoted specifcally by 17are pivoted inthe ends of arms v14, the outer arms denoted specifically by 17bengaging slots 18 in folding legs 15.

The top of the frame is preferably upholstered as at 19 and the top ofthe movable bed frame is also upholstered as at 20. v

21 denotesa lightdetachable mattress which is adapted to cover the topof frame 1 and to be turned over the movable bed frame when the articleis in the open position as in Figs. t and 5.

One half of mattress 21 is preferably secured to the movable bed framein any sultable manner which will permit of ready detachmentl as forexample by a lacing 22 which passes through eyes 23 upon the mattressand upon the movable bed frame. In the under side of the movable bedframe is a recess24 in which pillows and surplus bed clothing may bekept.

In practice ordinary light clothing may be left inthe made up position,that is lying upon the top of mattress 21 and may be folded up with themattress so that when the article is changed from the position shown inFig. 1 to that shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the bed IOO hinged to a block 27as at 28, see Fig. 7, so as I t0 swing in the vertical plane and whichserves as ahead piece when the article is used as a couch as in Figs. 1,2, 6 and 7 and as a bolster when the article is used as a bed as inFigs. 4 and 5, the two parts of the bolster being hinged together as at29 so as to permit it to fold up to form an upholstered head for thecouch and to be opened out as in Figs. 4 and 5 to form a bolster for thebed.

30, see Fig'. 6, denotes a detachable back which is used when it isdesired to use the article as a sofa. In practice this back is made intwo parts which are hinged together for convenience in storing when notin use and is provided at its lower end with arms 3l which engage eyes32 upon the back ofthe frame.

The operation is as follows: Suppose the article to be in the closedposition as in Figs. 1 and 6. rlhe operator removes the detachable backif it has been in place and also removes the curtain, not shown exceptin Fig. 7, from the front of the frame. He then draws out the movablebed frame and with it slides 4 and 8 as in Figs. 2 and 3. As soon asthese parts have been drawn out the folding bed frame is given a halfturn on its pivots as in Figs. 4 and 5 the frame turning readily onpivots 6 and 13 as already described. As the bed frame is turned overfolding legs 15 will be carried down to their operative position as inFigs. 4 and 5 by means of crank shaped brace rods 17 the inner arms ofwhich are pivoted to arms 14 and the outer arms of which engage slots 18in the folding legs. As soon as the movable bed frame is given the halfturn already described these crank arms will carry the legs down toplace and will retain them there, and when the movable bed frame isturned over again for the purpose of closing up the bed as in Fig. 3 thecrank arms will themselves draw the folding legs up into the closedposition. Having turned over the folding bed frame and dropped the legsto position the operator lifts up the two part bolster turning it on itshinges 28 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 and then spreads outmattress 21 and the bed covering with it should the latter be in placethe upper end of the inner half of the mattress passing under the doublebolster after which the double bolster is then allowed to drop back toplace. The operator then opens out the double bolster turning the upperpart on hinges 29 as indicated in Figs.4 and 5. The pillows are thenplaced upon the bolster and the bed is ready for use. When it is desiredto fold up the bed again the pillows are removed and the two partbolster folded upon itself as in Figs. 1 and 2. The half of the mattressand with it the bed clothing if preferred that has rested upon the topof the frame is turned over upon itself so that both halves of themattress rest upon the movable bed frame, straps 34 or other suitablecatches being provided to hold the mattress in place. See Fig. 3. Themovable bed frame is then turned upon its pivots as in Fig. 3 and theframe and slides are pushed back into recess 33 inthe frame. The curtainis then placed in position and the article may be used as a couch or asofa.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. The combination withaframe havinga recess 33 and slides 4 and 8, of a laterally sliding barconnected to slides 8, a movable bed frame pivoted to slides 4 and tothe laterally sliding bar and adapted to make a half turn on its pivots,and legs hinged to the movable bed frame and adapted to be moved intoposition to support the movable bed frame when the latter is turned toposition for use as a bed.

2. The combination with a frame having a recess 33 and slots 2 in itsends, slides 4 having pins 3 engaging said slots and provided with slots5, and slides 8 having slots 9, of a laterally sliding bar having plates11 carrying pins 10 engaging slots 9 a movable bed frame pivoted t@slides 8 and having pins 6 engaging slots 5 so that said frame may begiven a halt turn upon the slides by which it is carried legs hinged tothe movable bed frame and crank shaped brace rods by which the legs aremoved to operative position when the movable bed frame is turned.

3. The combination with the frame having a recess 33 and slides 4 and 8,of a laterally sliding bar connected to slides 8, and sliding,rindependently thereof, said bar being provided with arms 14, a movablebed frame pivoted to slides 4 and to the laterally sliding bar, legshinged to the movable bed trame and having slots 18 and crank shapedbrace rods whose inner arms engage arms 14 and whose outer arms engageslots 13 so that when the movable bed frame is turned upon its pivotsthe crank arms will throw the folding legs downward into position tosupport the outer edge of the movable bed frame.

4. The combination with the frame having a recess 33, a movable bedframe adapted to be received in said recess and to makea half turn onpivots when drawn out and suitable legs for supporting it in the openposition, ot' mattress 2l adapted to cover the frame -and the movablebed frame and means as a 1acing and eyes for detachably securing thomattress to the movable bed frame, so that in use it will pass with thelatter into the recess.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED J. GAUTRAN.

Witnesses:

CHAs. LYMAN IvIoY'r, CHAS. I-I. MARTIN.

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